Long-serving Laois footballer Ross Munnelly has retired from inter-county duty just short of his 40th birthday.
Munnelly first featured for the county under Mick O’Dwyer back in 2003 as Laois reached the National League final, losing to Tyrone, and he subsequently made his Championship debut against Wexford in a campaign in which they went on to claim their first Leinster title since 1946 before losing the reigning champions Armagh in the All-Ireland quarter-final.
That ultimately proved to be the high point of Munnelly’s career as despite playing in further provincial finals in 2004, ‘05, ‘07 and ‘18, Laois were beaten in each of them.
